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CALAMINED
Definition of CALAMINED
verb
simple past and past participle of calamine
noun
Synonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO3) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.
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Word DNA
CALAMINED inherits its ancestry from its root, CALAMINE.
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- French
- English
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,724)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, CALAMINE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
CALAMINED in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 129, 26 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 21 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
CALAMINED starts with C and ends with D. Sorted, its letters read AACDEILMN - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A appears more than once.
Words that start CALAMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found CALAMINED?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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